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| 2004 Audi A4 Quattro 1.8L pressure VIN: WAULC68E14 This car came in with initial low boost concerns. It would only boost to about 4-5 PSI. This car has modifications including larger turbo, larger injectors and different intake plumbing, Larger intercooler, It also has APR tuning on it to compensate for su... |
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| 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 4.7L Radio or Amplifier VIN: 1D7HU18PX7 Radio turns on and seems to work normally, but no sound. Checking codes and only a code U-0186 - Lost Communications with Audio Amplifier is the only BCM code. Cleared code and it came right back. Communication with every other module, but not the Amplifie... |
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| 2004 Ford E-150 4.6L Master Cylinder VIN: 1FTRE14WX4 When anyone drives this van, which is used for a drywall installation business, the pedal will sink down about 75% of the way to the floor when you brake gradually. If you suddenly step on the pedal hard, the pedal feels hard and the van stops well. Actual... |
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| 2006 Ford Taurus SEL 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 1FAFP56U46 This one came into the shop with a fast idle problem. When you decel to a stop the idle stayed at about 1400rpm for about 5 seconds then a rapid drop to idle. With the A/C on the idle would stick about 2000rpm. We cleaned the throttle body, Smoke tested th... |
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| 2010 GMC Sierra 3500 HD SLE 6.6L transmission VIN: 1GD6C3B67A Morning, Got this truck in with a vibration on take off. Check driveline, found driveshaft swing bearing support rubber bad so we replaced center support bearing and 2 u-joints. Problem still the same. No slack in rear differential pinion, no metal in gear... |
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| 2003 Infiniti G35 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JNKCV51E03 Customer complained about slamming into gears. No speedo, erratic tach,CEL,ABS,SLIP,Oil,lights on. The head lights are flashing on/off and turn signals some times work. Battery is ok. Alt is putting out 14.5 volts at idle. Batt ground good. I know I should... Trouble codes: U1000 (Can comm), U1001 (Can comm), P1212 (Tcs/circ), P1815 (M mode switch), C1132 (Abs), U1000 (Can comm) |
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| 2007 Lincoln Navigator Ultimate 5.4L ABS/Traction/Brake light come on VIN: 5LMFU27557 Hello iATN, this Navigator has a strange issue. It came in customer complaining that the ABS, Traction and Brake lights come on, along with the Service Brake System message, only while driving. Sure enough, test driving the vehicle, lights come on randomly... |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz E320 CDI 3.2L cruise speed indicator VIN: WDBUF26J56 cruise speed bar flashes in cluster..what is the the issue and how can i correct it..finding very little info. |
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| 2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 3.5L Surge VIN: WDDHF5GB8B Hello to all, This one is surging at about 40mph, light throttle, about 1500rpm, surges about 200 to 400rpm. Don’t really feel it so much as see it on the tach, and it also has a shake shifting from 2nd to 3rd? The hard part is there are no codes in any mo... |
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| 2010 Mini Cooper 1.6L intake VIN: WMWMF3C59A Vehicle presented with 1 fault P2187 system bank 1 lean. When the vehicle came in the first time about a month ago I smoked the intake system and found the intake boot on the throttle body was not tight. Tightened clamp and cleared fault. Fault came back 4... |
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| 2009 Subaru Tribeca 3.6L warning lights on VIN: 4S4WX91D69 Warning lights came on at hwy speed. Trans temp, Check engine, VDC (traction) and cruise indicator (flashing). Power was reduced until restarted. All lights stayed on. Transmission code 1710 - torque convertor solenoid, Engine fault with transmission p0700... |
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| 2004 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.3L Starting VIN: 5TDZA22CX4 dog ate keys then car sat till batt went dead .No master key, so unable to make after market key work. Can i buy an oem key and program to car or will i need new module and oem key. Can not seem to find any information on this problem , may be some one has had... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2012 Acura MDX 3.7L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2HNYD2H82C great replies everyone , amazing input and we took all that was suggested into the equation. we installed all new plugs and coils as and attempt and the customer authorized leaving them in. Greg [...] fix got this one we cleared crank pattern and relearned a... Trouble codes: P0302, P0306. |
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| 1993 Cadillac Fleetwood 5.7L Starter VIN: 1G6DW527XP Thanks Gentlemen for your responses. Most of the replies related to either the key chip or the wiring for the lock cylinder being broken. The problem was the central control module/BCM in the left rear of the trunk behind back seat. One caveat that was not men... |
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| 2009 Cadillac CTS 3.6L Battery VIN: 1G6DT57V49 First, thank you to the 15 members who gave me help. My update failed to say that I followed the suggestion of Mario from Florida, and tripped the latches of the driver door and trunk, so I could keep them open and not wake up the computers. I'm not exactly s... |
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| 2004 Ford E-350 Super Duty 6.0L engine VIN: 1FDSS34P14 Sorry for the delay. I cannot call this a fix yet. 95% of the drivers have not complained, but two have. I did find a small hole in the doghouse, as this an ambulance there is a custom cover that has accessories that screw in and thus the hole. I did take apar... |
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| 2004 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1FTPW14524 thank you for everyone that helped. we took the valve cover off and did not find any thing unusual. no broken spring. after we put the cover back on we noticed there was no more misfires on cylinder number 3 just a rough idle in park and neutral. customer took... |
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| 2008 Jeep Patriot Limited 2.4L Add fuel gas VIN: 1J8FF48W18 thank you guys, Like I said. I have done all things needed with tank on the car. Just taking the tank off to see If I see anything. Once I see a valve on top of the tank and is part of the tank. Everything starts to make sence, And thank you for all suppo... |
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| 2009 Mazda CX-7 Touring 2.3L No Start VIN: JM3ER29329 This problem was due to a bent reluctor tooth on the crank pulley. This in turn wasn't allowing for spark and without the spark the ECU will not give the command for the spill valve for high pressure fuel. Hope this is useful to the next person that reads! Th... |
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| 1997 Nissan Quest GXE 3.0L MIL Lamp on, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4N2DN1115V Tech found oxygen sensor was not responding to throttle snap and replace, but found no improvement. Another set of eyes came to the job and discovered that Mass Air Flow sensor was faulty and after replacing it the problem was corrected. Trouble codes: P0171. |
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| 2006 Nissan Armada SE 5.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5N1AA08A36 NISSAN ENGINEER WANT US TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS BUT THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE ANYMORE. CUSTOMER WILL TAKE IT TO THE AUCTION. I AM OUT OF ASPIRIN FOR THIS VEHICLE Trouble codes: B2126. |
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| 2012 Nissan Frontier PRO-4X 4.0L accessory power socket (front) VIN: 1N6AD0EV1C Thanks for the fast response. My problem turned out to be corrosion/arcing causing an open circuit at the back of the power tap so the relay location was moot. Thanks again for the help. |
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| 2013 Nissan Sentra S 1.8L No Start VIN: 3N1AB7AP5D Thank you all for the reply, turned out to be the fuel pump not providing enough pressure. the propane or carb cleaner that i tried to put in the intake did not start the car. so i assume it was not fuel. Thanks all |
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| 2008 Toyota RAV4 Limited 3.5L Abs VIN: JTMZK31V78 Thanks for the support. It was the wrong PCM. We got a dealer unit and everything went 123. I told the shop if their customer wants a used unit to explain to them that we won't know if it's good until it's installed and programmed and that they the customer wi... |
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| 2009 Toyota Corolla XLE 1.8L Misfire, tapping noise intake VIN: 1NXBU40E59 Thanks so much everyone for the help and Wow, chalk this one in the history books. I did indeed throw a vacuum gauge on the engine, all seemed fine at first until it started getting slightly low and bouncy. So I should have not been stubborn ass and gone bac... Trouble codes: P0301. |
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